Guest commentary: Washington won't let me help my patients

7:07 PM,
Jun. 24, 2014

Written by

Kathryn Chenault

In the coming weeks, Americans will start to learn how much our health insurance premiums are going to increase for 2015. It won't be pretty. Early evidence suggests the percentage increases could be in the double digits, adding to the average 41 percent spike we saw last year when the Affordable Care Act went into effect.

It's easy to point the finger at doctors and health insurance companies, but we're not the ones driving up health care costs. The real fault lies with bureaucrats in Washington.